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ArticleScientific reports2023

Mercuric-sulphide based metallopharmaceutical formulation as an alternative therapeutic to combat viral and multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial infections.

Kootharasan Malarvizhi, Durai Ramyadevi, B Narayanan Vedha Hari, Hema Bhagavathi Sarveswari, Adline Princy Solomon, H Fang, R H Luo, Y T Zheng

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8 authors.

Kootharasan MalarvizhiPharmaceutical Technology Laboratory (#214, ASK-II), School of Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, 613401, India.
Durai RamyadeviPharmaceutical Technology Laboratory (#214, ASK-II), School of Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, 613401, India. ramya@scbt.sastra.edu.
B Narayanan Vedha HariPharmaceutical Technology Laboratory (#214, ASK-II), School of Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, 613401, India. vedhahari@scbt.sastra.edu.
Hema Bhagavathi SarveswariQuorum Sensing Laboratory, Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases, School of Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed to be University, Thanjavur, 613401, India.
Adline Princy SolomonQuorum Sensing Laboratory, Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases, School of Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed to be University, Thanjavur, 613401, India.
H FangKunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
R H LuoKunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
Y T ZhengKunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

According to the Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) data, antibiotic resistance escalates more challenges in treatment against communicable diseases worldwide. Henceforth, the use of combinational antimicrobial therapy and metal-conjugated phytoconstituents composites are considered as alternatives. The present study explored the efficacy of mercuric-sulfide-based metallopharmaceutical, Sivanar Amirtham for anti-bacterial, anti-tuberculosis, anti-HIV therapeutics and toxicity profile by haemolytic assay, first of its kind. The anti-bacterial study was performed against both gram-positive and gram-negative pathogens including Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 29213), Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA: ATCC 43300), Enterococcus faecalis (ATCC 29212), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA14) and Vibrio cholerae (MTCC 3905) by agar well diffusion assay, wherein the highest zone of inhibition was identified for MRSA (20.7 mm) and V. cholerae (34.3 mm) at 25 mg/mL. Furthermore, the anti-tuberculosis activity experimented by microtitre alamar blue assay against M. tuberculosis (ATCC 27294) demonstrated significant activity at the concentration range of 12.5-100 µg/mL. Additionally, the anti-HIV efficacy established by the syncytia inhibition method using C8166 cell lines infected with HIV-1

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HIV InfectionsMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusStaphylococcal InfectionsAnti-Bacterial AgentsDrug Resistance, Multiple, BacterialHumansMicrobial Sensitivity TestsSulfidesAnti-Bacterial AgentsSulfides

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PMID37794044
PMCPMC10550948

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